title: Nursing documentation--beyond the question of structure.
abstract: In this paper experiences from a project to improve nursing documentation in a medium size Scandinavian acute care hospital are presented. The project has followed an action research approach to ensure close cooperation in a coordinated fashion over a period of time. In the paper it is explained that structural changes are not enough to ensure higher quality in the nursing documentation. A broader perspective on clinical practice is therefore presented in order to reflect the complexity of clinical practice and varying documentation needs.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nursing Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway. anne.moen@sykepleievit.uio.no
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hellesø
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Olsen
mesh_terms: D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D009664:Norway; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research / Q000379:methods; D009736:Nursing Process; D009737:Nursing Records / Q000592:standards*; D011340:Problem Solving